Twenty Thousand Hertz

Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears?

Jun 3, 2019
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ANECDOTE

Virtual Barbershop

  • The virtual barbershop, a YouTube video from 2007, uses binaural recording to create an immersive sonic experience.
  • It simulates how our ears perceive sound by placing microphones in the ear canal.
INSIGHT

Subjective Hearing

  • Hearing is a personal sense; everyone perceives sound differently.
  • Sonic illusions highlight these individual differences in auditory perception.
ANECDOTE

Shepherd Tone in Dunkirk

  • The shepherd tone, used in the movie Dunkirk, creates an illusion of perpetually rising or falling pitch.
  • Director Christopher Nolan used this concept to structure the film's narrative and score.
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